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Critical Assessment of Parachute Deployment: Stress Analysis Perspectives

Yu Mi Sin, Ju Hyang Jon, Sol Song Pak, Il Guk Kim

Abstract


The goal of the Mars Science Lab (MSL) mission's parachute decelerator system is to deliver the biggest payload on the Martian surface in history. Robust analysis tools are required to estimate loads and stresses in the canopy reinforcement in order to fulfill this challenge.Two finite element codes are used in this study's structural analysis of the MSL parachute system.This study has three goals in mind. Initially, the research assesses how fabric anisotropy affects the anticipated stress distribution inside the canopy. Second, the effect of various design changes on canopy stress distribution is examined. Finally, the study provides a comparison of the stresses predicted by the two different finite element codes used for the analysis.


Keywords


Parachute,inflating process, fluid–structure interaction; design configurations, arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian, ringsail parachute

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/rtfm.v10i3.7861

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